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pineconek 's review for:
The Drifting Classroom: Perfect Edition, Vol. 1
by Kazuo Umezu
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ever since devouring the entire Alice in Borderland series in manga format, I've been looking for something to fill the void of that perfect game of death.
I'd heard amazing things about this classic manga and I went in knowing very little: in brief, schoolchildren suddenly are moved to a hostile world where they must fight for survival. I was hoping for more psychological trials, difficult choices, and other "moral tests" common in the death game genre, but this instead felt more aligned with lord of the flies. The plot felt familiar with few surprises, and I had trouble staying engaged while reading. While the art was good and the story coherent, there was nothing about this that compelled me to keep reading the volume, let alone to finish the series.
Recommended if you're interested in reading more classic horror manga and don't mind the inevitable predictability of classics. 2.25 stars on SG rounded down to 2 stars on GR.
I'd heard amazing things about this classic manga and I went in knowing very little: in brief, schoolchildren suddenly are moved to a hostile world where they must fight for survival. I was hoping for more psychological trials, difficult choices, and other "moral tests" common in the death game genre, but this instead felt more aligned with lord of the flies. The plot felt familiar with few surprises, and I had trouble staying engaged while reading. While the art was good and the story coherent, there was nothing about this that compelled me to keep reading the volume, let alone to finish the series.
Recommended if you're interested in reading more classic horror manga and don't mind the inevitable predictability of classics. 2.25 stars on SG rounded down to 2 stars on GR.